Setting Up

Practical Life Area

At Montessori School
Presented by: Group xxx
Name of group members
 Our Chosen Environment Setting:
School
Why School Setting?

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Developing a Montessori School: Practicing Our

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Vision to build a real one
Opportunity for Practicing What We Have Learned
during EPL Modul: Integrating Purposeful
movement to in-class lesson planning
Preparing the Environment
Step 1 : Classroom Layout Planning

When entering,
access to water is available
their gaze is immediately

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directed to the practical life area

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practical life is available
from the very first entrance
Preparing the Environment
Step 2 : Thoughtful Furniture and Materials Selection, List down the
selected vendors

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Child Size Furniture: Open & low shelves
low table and chairs

Natural Colors
Preparing the Environment
Step 3 : Unboxing the furnitures first then the materials.

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Preparing the Environment
Step 4 : Organized the Furnitures, Materials and Teachers’ Storage

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Preparing the Environment
Step 4 : Organized the Furnitures, Materials and Teachers’ Storage

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Dedicated Space for Trays & Breakable things
Preparing the Adult
Step 1 : Rigorous Teacher Training: Montessori Methodology and Philosophy
Preparing the Adult
Step 2 : Making a schedule for teachers activity
sample of daily schedule

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After school hours: teachers making observation report
Weekly: Weekly Staff Meeting and Planning
Monthly: Classroom Material Inventory and Ordering & Students’ Monthly Report
Quarterly: Parents- Teachers Meeting (Student Progress Reports)
Practical Life Activities
at the beginning of school, we will introduce these few activities for the
students:

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Social Grace and Courtesy

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Greetings Waiting in Line
Practical Life Activities
at the beginning of school, we will introduce these few activities for the
students:

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Care of Self Activities

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Dressing Independence: Buttons and Zippers Handwashing and Personal Hygiene
Things needed: Things needed:
dressing frames buttons & zippers / shirt access to water
with buttons & zippers (child-size) hand soap
hand cloth
Practical Life Activities
at the beginning of school, we will introduce these few activities for the
students:
Care of Environment Activities

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Gardening and Plant Care Classroom clean up & Organization
Things needed:
Things needed:
seeds
cleaning materials (duster, small broom,
soil
mop, dustpan, spray bottle,
pots
Cleaning Schedule
child-size shovel
Practical Life Activities
at the beginning of school, we will introduce these few activities for the
students:
Development of Motor Skills

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Fine Motor Skills: Pouring Gross Motor: Walking on the Line
Things needed: Things needed:
2 Jugs Line on the floor
Grains
Tray
 Thank You
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Practical life activities within a Montessori environment are intentionally

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designed to promote purposeful movement. This intentional movement is not

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just about physical actions; it encompasses a child's cognitive, emotional, and
social engagement in meaningful tasks. By incorporating purposeful
movement into daily activities, We can support the holistic development of
each child, laying the groundwork for a lifelong love of learning and a
confident, capable, and independent individual